11/18/1935 Board of Public Safety Minutes

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A communication was received from the Colt Manufacturing Company quoting a price of X22.00 police pistols with an allowance of $6.00 each f now in use in the De-oartment in exchange, making each. The Board authorized making the exchange available funds in this particular account. .240i. Patent Firearms each on 38 Special or the 32-20 revolvers a net cost of 4516.00 to the extent of A Petition with twenty five signatures, requesting that the Tucker Freight Lines and all other Trucking Companies be refrained from blocking Tutt Street, was referred to the Chief of Police. The matter of Police Officers reporting outages of street lights was discussed and it was decided to follow the original plan which was to have Officers during the night call the Radio Station by phone and report light outages instead of reporting to the Desk Sergeant. The Radio Department will then take the matter up direct with the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to secure proper credit. After a discussion with the Chief of Police, Edward Tesmer was raised to the rank of Sergeant, he to act in this capacity beginning at once and to receive pay on this basis beginning the first of the year. This appointment is to fill the vacancy as Sergeant created when present Assistant Chief of Police William Diedrich was advanced from Sergeant to Captain to be effective January 1, 1936. The matter of restriction of parking privileges on Indiana Avenue was again brought up at this meeting. A delegation of businessmen on Indiana Avenue to the number of thirty-two out of a possible thirty-six presented a Petition in which they requested parking privileges be not disturbed for reasons set forth in a statement submitted to the Board and now on file. Ignatz Mittermeyer also was present and further discussed the matter with the Board. All of the discussion was entered into by Fire Chief'Freeh, Police Chief Lane, Electrical Superintendent William Qualls, also various representatives from the affected district including Mr. T. Earl Koontz of the South Bend Dowel Works who requested that not only should no parking be established on the south side of Indiana Avenue from Kemble Avenue to rg ' illiam Street but that it be extended to Franklin Street. After a thorough discussion of the matter, the Board decided to withhold action for the present. Application for position on the Police Department was received from Carl Russell Smith and ordered placed on file. . The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. M. Chairman ATTEST: 1 erk